Inventions and News Mix From The Era of Steam and Science
A survey of practical devices and scientific debates features a miners lamp with gas detectors using heated wires to signal danger, a blindfold method to prevent horse runaways, Wallace and Turner on the universe, a hybrid potato tomato plant, an automatic photo machine, a steam turbine power station for London, ozonising in sick rooms, and a dictionary for the blind. The items reflect early 20th century innovation and inquiry across mining safety, transport, astronomy, horticulture, photography, power generation, medicine, and lexicography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itfia
The Bull Fight in Mexico City
A special correspondence describes a Madrid troupe touring Mexico City for a bullfight. Spectators fill the grand stand as ten matadors appear with cloaks and rapiers. the premier espola performs daring leaps over the bull. The event ends with the bull killed and the crowd roaring in approval. The piece notes the governor’s presence and the festive, charged atmosphere surrounding the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Etre
Came A
Nero
Rome
Bis
Mr. Hull
Kingdom Come
West Point to Get Grandeur Gothic Academy Complex
A 1902 act funds a major West Point expansion with a Boston firm chosen to design a Gothic style campus. Plans include a large central administration and museum area, a seven-division barrack system for 32 men each, a chapel, and a grand academic building with stone walls and vaulted interiors. The project aims to modernize housing and facilities while preserving military Gothic character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulle Academy
West Point
Torkelty Plans for Weat Point Buildings and Landscape
Readable excerpts note Torkelty plans accessible to Weat Point with aims to prepare fall and winter so construction may begin in April and stay within appropriation. Emphasis on harmonizing landscape with new locations and prominent entry, with monumental arch, axis changes, and residential quarters for visiting dignitaries connected to academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hudson
Boston
Weat Point
Wade
Pew Towle
Jarewet Almetnra
Pew
Also Mentioned on This Page
Science
E. W. Brown
Haverford College
Nebraska
Man
Alfred Mussel
England
Wallace
Turner
Oxford
New York Sun
Douglas
St Paul
Ohio
Aystem
London
Metropolitan Power Akation
New York
J. B. Barnes
Vendala
Maryland
Orizaba
Matador
Archa
Ball
Bill
Anil
Mab Teok
Mr. Choate
Bull
New West Point
Military Academy
Anpapella
Menyarinn
Erner Girton
Lewer
Wwf
Aorone
Anne
Acadr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!